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Tabitha McGlaughlin Win AED at ECCU

Tabitha McGlaughlin of Gettyburg, Penn., was the lucky winner of an AED donated by Cardiac Science to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, during the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update, a biennial conference of the Citizen CPR Foundation. Survivor Paul Moore and his wife Thelma drew Tabitha's business card from those collected at the Foundation… Read More

Jordan Scott Named Winner of People Saving People Award

Jordan Scott of St. John’s, Newfoundland, was named recipient of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation’s People Saving People(TM) Award, for saving the life of his brother, Joel, when he suffered sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) near Veracruz, Mexico. The award, which also recognized Esprit Whitewater crew members, was presented during the Emergency… Read More

CPR App Development: A Bridge Between Science and Social Media

There are numerous smartphone and mobile computing device downloadable applications (apps) openly available for CPR instruction, real-time coaching. However, a scientific interdisciplinary approach to the development of an accessible, user-friendly, widely disseminated, and effective app is limited.  A global interdisciplinary international team… Read More

50 Survivors Who Died and Were Brought Back to Life by CPR Celebrate a Second Chance at San Diego Gathering

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivors Help Focus Attention on Thousands of Needless and Preventable Deaths Each YearSAN DIEGO--To mark the 50th Anniversary of the discovery of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation(CPR), 50 cardiac arrest survivors along with rescuers and CPR instructors, were brought together at a special event yesterday in Sea World, to… Read More

Win Two Tickets to the 2011 NHL Winter Classic and Ultimate Fan Experience!

Buy a raffle ticket and contribute to a great cause...a perfect gift or stocking stuffer for the hockey fans in your life. Thought tickets to the Winter Classic were impossible to find? Great news! The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation is conducting a raffle for the Winter Classic Ultimate Fan Experience. The lucky winner will receive: Two (2)… Read More

How the New AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC May Help Improve Survival Rates

The 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC (Emergency Cardiovascular Care) may well jumpstart survival rates from sudden unexpected Cardiac Arrest occurring Outside the Hospital (OHCA) from the dismal national average of 7(1)-8.5(2)   to 20% or more. The well-established A-B-C mantra (airway, breathing, circulation) that has been taught to the public… Read More

FDA Launches Initiative to Develop Innovative External Defibrillators

Safety concerns on the devices that treat abnormal heart rhythms also to be addressed The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a program aimed at facilitating the development of safer, more effective external defibrillators used to treat abnormal heart rhythms through improved design and manufacturing practices. External… Read More

Survivors: Have a Few Minutes?

Do you have a few minutes to complete a brief survey? Lumei Tuomala, a third year medical student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is conducting a survey on the quality of life experienced by people who survive sudden cardiac arrest. The study will also analyze differences among survivors less than 35 years of age, compared with… Read More

Saving Lives, Saving Data

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation is part of an  international interdisciplinary group led by the EMS Safety Foundation that is developing a mobile phone application that provides CPR/AED instruction, real-time coaching in emergencies, the location of the nearest AED. The app also records resuscitation efforts for research purposes. The iRescU… Read More

Pittsburgh Police Officers Save Fellow Officer

PITTSBURGH -- Authorities are crediting two Allegheny County deputies for saving a McKeesport officer's life at the City County Building in downtown Pittsburgh on Monday. According to officials, Officer Todd Gebis fell down a set of stairs after going into cardiac arrest. Deputies Anthony Fratto and Scott McCarthy were nearby and gave Gebis CPR… Read More